  1 First citing of the Amazon |
 2 La Perla - home for the next 6 nights. |
 3 Percy, our very knowledgable, funny and beloved tour guide. |
 4 Juan Carlos, the naturalist that was part of the Amazon journey. Here showing some tropical fruit. |
 5 To be discussed and sampled |
 6 Late aftertoon skiff tour - they're all looking for birds. I looked at them. |
 7 The Day's Catch |
 8 The one that got away?? |
 9 Fixing the dugout for tomorrow's outing. |
 10 Seven Boats along the shore. Families are in for the night. |
 11 The Chunky Monkeys - onboard entertainment |
 12 Amazon clothes dryer |
 13 A days work ahead |
 14 Rice farming |
 15 Trish discovers Pisco Sours |
 16 At your service - lunch was very good. |
 17 Couldn't decide which picture to leave so they're both here. |
 18 Group Photo |
 19 Myth about the orphaned children who turned into birds. |
 20 Crafts are an important family business now that there are tourists. |
 21 Taxi stand across the pond. |
 22 Arriving at Nauta Town |
 23 Post-shopping transport |
 24 The market |
 25 all useful items available... Didn't see much indoor plumbing though. |
 26 Smiling tomoto lady |
 27 Markets are a family thing. |
 28 Who's posing? |
 29 Spiderman makes a hit. |
 30 I liked the rooster paintings. Along the road in Nauta town. |
 31 El Pishpiro diskotek, Nauta Town, Amazon. |
 32 A cevecheria along the road in Nauta |
 33 Entering the shanty town. Note the Dish. |
 34 One of the families in shanty town. Grandma lives there too. |
 35 She oughta be in pictures... |
 36 They don't need toys to be happy. |
 37 I fell in love with this one. |
 38 This is the family we brought our gifts from the market to. Each of us spent 10 Soles and chose what to buy before meeting them. |
 39 The main room of their self-built house. |
 40 Half the bedroom - the only other room. All 7 of them sleep here on the two platforms. |
 41 Mama, age 27. |
 42 Early morning walk - Trish on a hanging bridge |
 43 Rice farmers. |
 44 Setting out with the net in the morning |
 45 early morning walk in the jungle. |
 46 First stop: giant water lilies. |
 47 A resident |
 48 Then to the catamarans (two lashed together row boats). |
 49 Off to see the wilds. |
 50 Later that night - a cayman hunt. He was thrown back. |
 51 Starting off at the St Regis Community - watch the boats come in and the locals sell food to them. |
 52 lunch carriers |
 53 community buildings |
 54 El Kote, "Kareoke and Disco Bar" |
 55 more laundry |
 56 Monte Allegre community - church & meeting place |
 57 School house - all grades up to high school |
 58 Gathering at the school |
 59 jungle footwear plus adaptive chicken (feathers are too hot). |
 60 new pencils |
 61 Visit to Mrs. Edith's to learn how to make local 'beer' - involves chewing yuca to pulp and spitting back into vessel where it ferments... |
 62 Visit to Serai and learned about palm leaf weaving. Yeah, I got to model the finished product. |
 63 Lunch will be ready soon |
 64 Home hosted lunch. Fish wrapped in bana leaves, 'rodent', lentils and many side dishes and condiments. |
 65 Mrs. Theresa demonstrates dying palm leaves to make fiber for baskets |
 66 Next day: Breakfast on the skiff |
 67 Piranha fishing. |
 68 Swimming with the dolphins - though we didn't see any while in the water. |
 69 Our canoe pilots |
 70 Jungle Uber? |
 71 Nice ride |
 72 Very peaceful paddle on the 'back road'. |
 73 coming back. |
 74 Final group photo. |
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